ATSF 2-6-2 1874 leads a freight east of Pueblo Colorado in 1945. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

NYC FM CFA16-4 6601 leads a freight near South Bend Indiana in 1954. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

On a cloudless October afternoon, NS 7520 leads southbound manifest 153 by the Southern Railway depot in Cornelia, GA.

Its bright smokebox contrasting nicely with the red, black, and gold adorning the engine, GSMR 1702 leads the 1pm gorge train into the Nantahala Outdoor Center on a bright fall day.

Westbound on the CSXT(B&O) New Castle Sub approaching BD Interlocking

"A New Leaser for the NYA"

On the night of January 9th, 2023, GATX Locomotive Group (GMTX) EMD GP38-2 2204 (built as PC 7947), painted in New York & Atlantic Railway colors,... (more)

A bright Christmas scene fills the valley as a storm from the night before had coated the entirety of South Western Saskatchewan in a gentle blanket of snow and frost. A pair of former Conrail sta... (more)

A short mobile grain transfer heads south through the town of Craik, SK. I believe they were heading to transload the grain from their cylinders to CN Hoppers for interchange. Craik is a quiet tow... (more)

Paralleling BNSFs Copper City mainline, the Butte Anaconda & Pacific sees similar seldom volume, but has an upgrade for power with two very unique GP9s still operational. Heres one of the two, alo... (more)

Peeking out from between the shadows cast by the bright fall foliage, GSMR 1702 skirts by Fontana Lake with a long train of passengers enjoying the excellent scenery.

Its bright smokebox shining in the afternoon sun, GSMR 1702 gallops down the jointed-rail, kudzu-lined Murphy Branch.

GSMR GP38-3 2668 and GP38-2 2335, built for the L&N and Frisco, respectively, ease the morning train to a stop at the Nantahala Outdoor Center, where passengers will have a short layover to check ... (more)

Looking exactly like a miniature version of Southern 2716, the GSMR's smartly-dressed Consolidation pulls a long train of tourists along Fontana Lake. Passengers will be delighted on this fall day... (more)

Twilight Flurries | A pair of Canadian Pacific engines and a Kansas City Southern unit lead a northbound CPKC manifest train through the center of Noel, MO at dawn on the wintry morning of ... (more)

Its steam and smoke lingering overhead on this cold morning, GSMR 1702 has a long train in tow as it negotiates the former Southern Murphy Branch in the Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina. ... (more)